Middle route of South-to-North Water Diversion Project marks 10th anniversary(1/5)

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2024 shows the main canal of the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Li Chaoqing)

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the operation of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project, which was initiated to address China's regional water imbalance.

The 1,432-kilometer project takes water from the Danjiangkou Reservoir, which spans Hubei and Henan provinces, and benefits other provinces and cities including Tianjin and Beijing, along its route.

The middle route has diverted 76.7 billion cubic meters of water from the Yangtze River basin to the country's drought-prone northern regions in the past decade, according to a water resources official.

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2024 shows the main canal of the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Li Chaoqing)

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2024 shows the main canal of the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Li Chaoqing)

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2024 shows the main canal of the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Li Chaoqing)